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July 13, 2025

A Lunar New Year celebration is scheduled for Jan. 29 in Saratoga (calendar)

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For more events, visit the dynamic calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar Lunar New Year The Chinese celebration of Lunar New Year includes lion dance, Tai Chi, Chinese dance, Chinese costume show, children's costume parade, and Shaolin. The event will be held Jan. 29 from 11am to 3pm at...

Gridlock and Ghosts: Tales from the serpentine route to the sea

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—This is the second in a two part series. Last month, I explored what traveling “over the hill” was like in the second half of the 19th century, when stagecoach passengers faced long, bone-rattling, and often dangerous trips along dusty or muddy dirt roads. Change came...

Star of Netflix’ ‘Indian Matchmaking’ coming to Campbell; History Club of Los Gatos hosting open house (local scene)

Sima Taparia
The History Club of Los Gatos is holding an open house event on Jan. 25 to celebrate its 127-year history of supporting women and children in Santa Clara County, while Sima Taparia of the Netflix reality show "Indian Matchmaker" is hosting a meet-and-greet event in Campbell.

Debris fills gutters during autumn

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Autumn foliar color certainly is pretty while it lasts. Although less prominent locally than it is where cooler weather begins earlier, it is an asset to many home gardens. It generally appears a bit later within mild climates here, but might also remain suspended...

DA’s cybercrime art contest for students kicks-off

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District Attorney Jeff Rosen is asking Santa Clara County high school students to create and submit original art that helps the DA's Office fight online crimes like fraud, catfishing, and cyberbullying. The winner will receive $1,500. The second-place winner will receive $1,000. The third-place winner will...

Pollard and coppice during winter

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This is extreme dormant pruning. Pollard and coppice pruning involve complete removal of all new growth. They typically involve growth from a previous season annually. A two-year cycle involves growth from two previous seasons, and so on. This repetitive pruning to the same origins...

Elementary student Bradley Hall raises $500 for library in contest with ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author

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Mayor Mary Badame and Los Gatos Library Director Ryan Baker joined other local officials to thank fifth-grade Blossom Hill Elementary student Bradley Hall for raising hundreds of dollars for the library, Monday. He attended a traveling trivia game show, in Santa Cruz, called "The No Brainer...

Only-children get their due in children’s book dreamed-up in Los Gatos cafe

Dominika Dvorzhak, a San Jose-based author and linguist, has released The One and Only, a rhyming children’s book illustrated by Vivien Sárkány that shines a light on the emotional world of only-children. Unlike the many picture books that focus on sibling dynamics or preparing for...

Mercedes S550 reported stolen; UPS Store accepts $100 counterfeit bill; biker doing wheelies (Police Blotter, May 19-25)

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These reports are compiled from publicly-available information released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. May 19 -A man was reported as suspicious while picking flowers from the bushes a little after midnight. -A vehicle collision with no injuries was reported at Cherry Blossom Lane and Blossom...

American Cancer Society benefit, Mesa-Yakushev Duo, Outrun Lupus all upcoming (Calendar)

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Community calendar from the pages of the Sept. 21, 2022 edition of the Los Gatan newspaper. Discovery Shop anniversary Discovery Shop Los Gatos, 39 E. Main St., will celebrate its 57th year with a storewide sale on Sept. 24. Benefiting the American Cancer Society, the shop...

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